Lucid Air Officially Announced, SpaceX Reveals Raptor Vacuum Engine, and Gravitational Waves on your Tabletop - Ep 101

Lucid Air Officially Announced, SpaceX Reveals Raptor Vacuum Engine, and Gravitational Waves on your Tabletop - Ep 101

Author: Joe Scott, Tim Dodd and Ben Sullins September 11, 2020 Duration: 2:01:52

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Joe, Tim, and Ben talk about the Lucid Air pricing and spec announcements, SpaceX Raptor Vacuum optimized engine, and a new gravitational wave measuring device.




Read more from the articles we referenced: 



Tabletop Gravitational Wave Measuring Device - https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a33812780/tabletop-device-measure-gravity-waves-quantum/


Black Hole Merger - https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/2/21417412/ligo-virgo-gravitational-waves-black-hole-merger-intermediate-mass


SpaceX sends their first Vacuum Raptor Engine - https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1302069036621033472?s=20


We know why NROL-44 Aborted - https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1303415717447036929?s=20


SN7.1 and Boca Updates - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t7HfEaCpiI


Northrop Grumman cancels OmegA rocket - https://spacenews.com/northrop-grumman-to-terminate-omega-rocket-program/


Lucid Pricing and Trim Levels - https://twitter.com/BenSullins/status/1303830545483231232


Lucid SUV - https://electrek.co/2020/09/10/lucid-teases-electric-suv/


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